Impact in Life Quality of a Educational Program for Prevention of Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders in Workers
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Occupational Musculoskeletal DisordersHealthy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: General educationBehavioral: educational program
- Registration Number
- NCT00874718
- Lead Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Brief Summary
The study consists of evaluating the efficacy of an Educational Program for prevention of occupational musculoskeletal problems in workers. It is a randomized clinical trial with parallel groups and blinded evaluator, with a control group not submitted to the educational program, but that received a program for general orientation in health. The primary outcome was the change of the quality of life measured by means of Medical Outcomes Study 36-Term Short Health Survey (SF-36), that it is a generic instrument of evaluation of the quality of life, translated and validated in Portuguese of Brazil.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
- All workers from a specific company, including administrative and production sections.
Exclusion Criteria
- Workers absent from the workplace during all the study period.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Control group General education Non-specific educational program for general health. Action group educational program -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey - (SF-36) 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Work Limitation Questionnaire 6 months Work absenteeism 6 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
š§š·Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil